What happens after you win a Newbery or Caldecott?
The Newbery and Caldecott award nominees are being announced on Monday, January 28th. Each year I look forward to seeing who is chosen for these prestigious awards. Children’s literature has exploded...
View ArticleOscars, Tonys,Grammys…Fitzgeralds?
I am willing to confess that I am an enormous fan of awards show. I watch the Oscars, the Tonys, and the Golden Globes religiously. But I also watch the Independent Spirits, Broadcast Film Critics...
View ArticleBad Titles and Binge Reading
Nominees for the little-known but totally inspired Diagram Prize (an award dreamed up by some publishing professionals to forestall boredom at a Frankfurt Book Fair) have just been announced. The...
View ArticleClimbing Out from Under
I just got back from a terrific writer’s conference in warm, sunny Florida; Sleuthfest, hosted by the Mystery Writer’s Association, was a beautifully run event, attended by authors who obviously...
View ArticleA long time coming
One of the many things I love about book publishing is that the life of a book can be much longer than one might think. Generally speaking, from a publisher’s point of view a book’s “life” runs about...
View ArticleA crowning achievement
Monday, April 14, was the day of the first Passover seder. Because of that I was at home preparing food for my family and guests. At around 3:00, I checked my e-mail and saw that an amazing thing...
View ArticleI VOTED
It’s Election Day today! Kudos to those of you already proudly sporting an I VOTED sticker, and to those of you who will make it to the polls by the end of the day. But don’t let the voting fun end...
View ArticleBad sex
I’m sure I’ve mentioned here before how much I relish certain kinds of bad writing. Whether it’s found in queries so incoherent they make you want to request the manuscript they reference to see if...
View ArticleAngels Among Us
I’m thrilled to be the new kid on the block here at D&G, one of the classiest and most respected agencies in the business. This is a great team of people to be working with. I’ve been thinking a...
View ArticleTransfiguration
The Lambda Literary Awards were held the Monday after BEA, and, although the ceremony stretched over the course of nearly three hours, the feeling was festive. This year there was something new in the...
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